Monkeypox Virus in Nigeria: Infection Biology, Epidemiology, and Evolution
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), which is a member of orthopoxvirus genus. The reemergence of MPXV in 2017 (at Bayelsa state) after 39 years of no reported case in Nigeria, and the export of travelers’ monkeypox (MPX) from Nigeria to other parts of the world, in 2018...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-11-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/11/1257 |